Shoe



C. MILLER April 10, 1934.

SHOE

Filed Oct. 13, 1952 Patented Apr. 10, 1934 SHOE Charles Miller, Long Island City, N. Y.

Application October 13, 1932, Serial No. 637,630

2 Claims. (CI. 36-45) The present invention relates to shoes and more particularly to ladies pumps.

Considerable difficulty is experienced by many women in obtaining a pump that will fit properly because in pumps as heretofore made, the size of the opening is fixed so that while the pump might otherwise properly fit the wearers foot, the instep portion of the pump at the shoe opening frequently fits too tightly and occasions great discomfort. The principal object of the present invention is to provide a pump which is free from this disadvantage.

Pumps are frequently provided with an ornament at the instep. Heretofore it has been the practice to pre-form the ornament and to attach the same to the pump by pins, prongs or other fasteners. Another object of the invention is to provide a pump with means for securing thereto an ornament such as a ribbon-bow which can be made up by the wearer.

A further object of the invention is toprovide a pump with an opening which can be adjusted to the wearers foot.

A yet further object of the invention is general- 1y to provide a pump of improved appearance and comfort.

For a complete understanding of the invention reference is to be had to theaccompanying drawing forming a part of the present specification.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective View of a pump embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the front part of the pump with the bow removed; and

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 showing an embodiment of the present invention in which the bow is omitted.

As shown in Fig. 1, the pump 10 is provided with the usual opening 11, for the insertion of the wearers foot, and with an ornament here shown as a ribbon-bow 12. As shown in Fig. 2, there is provided in addition to the opening 11 a bay-opening 13 which extends for a short distance from the front of the opening 11 toward the toe of the wearers foot. Said opening 13 is preferably V-shaped and extends for a short distance only, being located entirely adjacent the front of the main opening 11.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2 it will be seen that the bay-opening 13 is of such size that it is substantially concealed by the bow 12. Eyelets 14 are provided on opposite sides of the bay-opening 13 and constitute means for securing the bow to the pump, the ends of the ribbon being passed through these eyelets and tied into a bow. As shown in Fig. 3 the eyelets 14 may be omitted. A binding tape 15 is secured to the edges of the upper and extends preferably completely therearound at the openings 11 and 13, said tape being inextensible as in the usual pump construction.

As thus constructed the pump affords a maximum amount of comfort to the wearer. As the edge of the upper is interrupted at the instep by the provision of the bay-opening 13, cutting of the wearers foot by the instep portion is prevented. The bay-opening 13, the eyelets 14, and the ribbon 12 constitute means for varying the size of the opening in the pump, since the upper material of the shoe is flexible so that the portions thereof at the bay-opening can be drawn toward each other to the amount necessary to fit the opening to the wearers foot.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

said openings.

2. A pump having an upper, a main opening therein for the insertion of the wearers foot, and

a small bay-opening located entirely adjacent the front of said main opening and continuous therewith, the marginal portions of said upper adjacent said bay-opening being exposed for engagement by the wearers foot, an inextensible binding secured to the edges of the upper at said openings, and an eyelet on each side of said bay-opening, and a lacing ribbon passing through said eyelets and releasably tied into a bow, said bay-opening being of such size and said eyelets being so located relatively thereto that said bow overlies and substantially conceals said eyelets and bay-opening, said lacing ribbon also constituting means to adjust the size of the bayopening.

CHARLES MILLER. 

